On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


le nubian - Sep 27, 2012 7:08:59 am PDT #23678 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Dear lord, Consuela. They do understand that's the kind of thing that makes people crack? I wouldn't blame you for running around the office screaming.

meara is not wrong.


Gudanov - Sep 27, 2012 7:10:55 am PDT #23679 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Ugh. Sorry Consuela, that's really eff'd up.


Sue - Sep 27, 2012 7:17:14 am PDT #23680 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Which means I can't apply for it. I'm not a current or former federal employee or a veteran.

Fucking fuck! I'm so sorry Consuela.


msbelle - Sep 27, 2012 7:21:26 am PDT #23681 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

before you became a comsultant you were not a federal employee?

I am so sorry.


Burrell - Sep 27, 2012 7:27:23 am PDT #23682 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

That is fucking unbelievable, Suela!

I wonder if My Nemesis has any friends in the HR department...

The fact that your job makes you feel this way, like you are being plotted against, makes me so angry. AT this point I would love to see you just walk away from that place to be honest, I hate the way they treat you.


§ ita § - Sep 27, 2012 7:30:55 am PDT #23683 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm on the juvenile side too. More power to you, Consuela, whether you pitch a fit, or smile down your nose at them.

I can't even imagine.

For those of you on Botox watch, I have at least most of the movement in my face still. Doc said the painkilling effects might take a couple weeks to kick in--not sure about the paralysis. Right now I have a headache that I think is from irritation by the actual injections, which I read is a thing.

Over my sister's weekend, I was talking (a lot) with one of her doctor best friends, with whom I'd never spent time alone before. She's determined to keep talking to me now which is--I'm glad my sister is not just cool with this shit, she would enforce it if she could. I was a substitute her in Montreal--when she went home for summers, the friends of hers that were still around would take me as a poor substitute until she came back. Which was fine.

She is still mad at me for being Colin's friend, though, since he was in her year at McGill, not mine. Whatevs.

Anyway, doctor friend is cool. She was very patient about my prostate ravings (No, not a bundle of nerves. Bundle of nerve adjacent, but it's a gland...) and she seems to think I read papers on procedures before doctors perform them on me, and I had no idea where she thought I was getting papers from. Turns out? emedicine.com. Requires signup, but it's free, and she vouches for it as a neutral and thorough source of information, so I'm trying it out now for upcoming proposed stuff. Thought maybe you people who like Dr. Google might want to check it out.


DavidS - Sep 27, 2012 7:51:14 am PDT #23684 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Okay, Buffistas I'd like to hear votes for the five greatest xkcd comics.

What's your top 5?


§ ita § - Sep 27, 2012 7:54:25 am PDT #23685 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, and the other update:

I found a black miniskirt that I think works well with the tie. It's not tight or anything, but I couldn't find my character shoes and initially grabbed the granny boots, but it looked more coquettish than businesslike, so I went back to the Doc Marten Mary Janes, which don't sound businesslike, but...they work.

The guy who is snazzy called me snazzy, and I asked him what knot he used for his tie, and—no surprise there, full Windsor. He never does anything else. A guy within earshot said that he really shouldn't have gone full Windsor with that collar (which means there are more things for me to learn) and a chick within earshot (who was patently not wearing business formal) said "There are different ways to tie ties???!?"

So, you know, stuff.

Why do I have grey hose? This just looks ashy. But it's all I have.


Steph L. - Sep 27, 2012 7:54:27 am PDT #23686 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

five greatest xkcd comics.

#1 is Someone Is Wrong On The Internet.

I'll get back to you on 2-5.


Tom Scola - Sep 27, 2012 7:56:11 am PDT #23687 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

[citation needed]